Episode #189: Fairy Tale Reading – Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters
https://archive.org/download/Podcast189_201903/Podcast%20189.mp3
On this week’s episode, we’re reading from an illustrated children’s retelling of an African folk tale, Mufaro’s Beautiful Daughters written and illustrated by John Steptoe, two years before his untimely passing in 1989. Fantasy and fairy tales seem to be more often associated with Western Europe, but the reasons for that have always seemed more coincidental and historical than intentional; all cultures have their own myths and legends. And though there are no faeries in this story, this story has many of the characteristics of a fairy tale.
Below are some of the wonderfully detailed paintings that the author did that adorn each page:
You can also hear this story and see all the pictures in this Reading Rainbow episode.
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